tow question
Mt truck has a tow capacity of 9700#. My current travel trailer has UVW of 5500#. When loaded with all our stuff my truck pulls it very well. Im thinking of upgrading to a TT with UVW of 6900#. Ob...
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plasticmaster wrote:Yes, if you're talking about dry hitch weight, the difference would be roughly 110#.
The brochure for my current Jayco Jayflight states a dry hitch weight of 745#. The brochure for the Jayco Jayflight I'm considering states a dry hitch weight of 855#. Am I correct in saying that the one I'm considering is 110# heavier on the hitch since they're both loaded with twin 30# propane bottles and a battery? The hitch weight difference would be roughly 110#, correct?
However, you really need to be concerned about loaded tongue weight.
The difference in loaded tongue weight probably will be more than 110#.
For adequate sway stability, the loaded tongue weight for the new TT should be about 13% of the TT's total loaded weight.
If you load the new TT to 8000#, 8500#, or 9000#, the tongue weight should be about 1040#, 1105#, or 1170# respectively.
IOW, depending on how you load the TT, you could come close to exceeding the receiver's tongue weight limit of 1200#.
However, the TV's payload capacity is a bigger concern.
Assuming the WDH transfers a load equal to 20% of tongue weight to the TT's axles, the vertical load added to the hitch would range from about 830# to about 940#.
Assuming the WDH weighs 100#, the vertical load added to the TV's receiver would range from about 930# to about 1040#.
Given your TV's "payload" of 1638#, the total weight of TV occupants and cargo would be limited to about 600-700# if the new TT was loaded to 8000-9000#.
Ron
